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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

The San Diego, California region has decided to spend $160 billion as a way to meet California’s net zero objectives to create “a collection of walkable villages serviced by bustling (fee-free) train stations and on-demand shuttles” by 2050. The cost of doing each is daunting, and the total cost goes up as you concatenate them.”

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). Companies can not sell engineering prototypes in which the company got R&D tax breaks in developing the product.

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